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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Looming transportation shortages in the United States with the adoption of AB5 and the redefinition of the owner-operator are risks. The Dollar stores are struggling with higher inventory levels, but are outperforming the sector. For example, a “buy plan” for procurement. Green stagnation? Material shortages continue.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. My Insights.

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5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A Bit of History The original Shipping Act, enacted in 1916, established the United States Shipping Board (USSB), the first federal agency tasked with regulating and overseeing commercial shipping in the United States. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 is designed to mitigate these concerns, but how? Of course not.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Services Matias Offer on SCMDOJO Logistics Consulting Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Logistics Technology Sourcing Executive Mentoring Guide: Matias, our supply chain consultant, has also created Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Guide , which is available from SCMDOJO Academy.

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Elevating Supply Chain Visibility through Effective Marketing

SCMDOJO

Recent research indicates that supply chain disruptions cost organizations an average of $184 million per year globally, with the highest average annual costs in the United States at $228 million. Attending events such as the Supply Chain Visibility Conference, the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit, etc.,

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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

While the tech is "clearly past the early innovator phase…now we need to find out how to get it more mainstream," said Bill Hoffman, president of Object Management Group, a not-for-profit technology standards consortium, speaking at an IoT conference in October 2019. Where's the ROI? Retail has the lowest margins of any sector, at.5

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

Supply Chain Matters

United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were subdued as well. Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9 Select Regional Highlights. and the end of March.